Biography
Lena Ibrahim (b.1998) is a junior doctor and self-taught portrait painter from Norwich, United Kingdom. She has always been fascinated by the human form, driving her passion for both art and medicine. She completed her Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) at the University of East Anglia in 2021.
Exhibitions
UEA Lasdun Lecture: What is the intersection of medicine and the humanities?
The Royal Institution of Great Britain, London
May 2022
Group exhibition: 'To begin at the beginning'
Peter Pears Gallery, Aldeburgh, Suffolk
September 2020
Features and Publications
British Medical Journal
"Why I... paint portraits of NHS colleagues"
July 2022
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Eastern Daily Press
"Meet the Norwich doctor whose NHS portraits have gone viral"
February 2022
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ITV news
"Self-portrait of Norwich doctor wins acclaim for showing reality for NHS staff"
February 2022
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Norfolk Magazine
October 2020